Summary of Unit A brief snapshot, as if
someone asked you to
briefly and clearly
describe the intent of the
lesson or project.
Students will choose a familiar story and create and create a new ending of their own design. Some students may pick an unfamiliar story if they choose and that is ok. After their new ending is completed, they can act out the story or just record the audio of the story with the new ending.
Essential Questions What will guide student
inquiry?
What aspects of the story did you consider to create the new ending?
How does the new ending change the story?
Does the new ending make the story better?
Academic Standards Include technology.
Use district standards
where applicable,
targeting performance
objectives you will
assess.
S1C4-05 Determine the meanings, pronounciations, syllabications, synonyms by using a variety of reference aids, including.....CD-ROM and Internet.
S1C6-01 Predict text content using prior knowledge and text features.
S1C6-02 Confirm predictions about text for accuracy.
S1C6-06 Use reading strategies to comprehend text.
Students will use the video recorder to film their new story.
Student Outcomes What will students learn
and do?
Students will be able to use various comprehension strategies to confirm understanding of the text. In the end after understanding is confirmed, students will be able to create their own ending.
Assessment Checklist, Presentation,
Oral Response, Rubric,
Test, Quiz, etc.
Project Overview
Title: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Grade Level: 5
Subject Area: Reading
Time Frame (when, duration): 1stqtr. 3 days
Description
Summer: Complete the first four sections
Workshops: Complete the entire proposal
Arizona Content Standards may be found at:
http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/contentstandards.asp
Language from Bloom's Taxonomy for describing student outcomes may be found at:
http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
A brief snapshot, as if
someone asked you to
briefly and clearly
describe the intent of the
lesson or project.
What will guide student
inquiry?
How does the new ending change the story?
Does the new ending make the story better?
Include technology.
Use district standards
where applicable,
targeting performance
objectives you will
assess.
S1C6-01 Predict text content using prior knowledge and text features.
S1C6-02 Confirm predictions about text for accuracy.
S1C6-06 Use reading strategies to comprehend text.
Students will use the video recorder to film their new story.
What will students learn
and do?
Checklist, Presentation,
Oral Response, Rubric,
Test, Quiz, etc.
(e.g., content,
technology, etc.)
- Steps in the process
- Responsibilities
- Guiding
- Questions
- Student products
- Computers
- Software
- URLs
- ameras
- Presentation Device
- Handouts, Books
- Supplies, Other
- Location
- Teacher / Student roles
- Group Dynamics
- Interactions with experts,
other educators, etc.,
if applicable
Special Ed, Gifted, ELL